Share your tales about when political views divide friends

He's a great guy, but if he launches into that liberal polemic one more time, you're going to poke him with your flag pin.

There is much to argue about this presidential election season, but few would debate that this point in history finds America particularly divided between Democrats and Republicans, red states and blue states.

Just how deep does this division run?

We want to know: Do you have a long-standing friendship or other relationship that has been strained or even broken by your opposing political viewpoints? If you do, we'd like to hear about it, for possible inclusion in an upcoming story on the issue.